Hi,
If it is known that some people in shul might learn from and adhere to a halachic announcement, such as to be silent during shofar blowing, then the announcement should be made even if some who are present will ignore it and so violate the law knowingly.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 2:36)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Showing posts with label Rosh haShanah: Shofar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rosh haShanah: Shofar. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Sanity or Shofar?
Hi,
One who is in a psychiatric hospital and cannot hear shofar there, and whose treatment would be risked if he were to be released for Rosh HaShanah, should remain in the hospital and miss shofar. One should not risk his sanity for the sake of fulfilling a commandment.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 1:172)
המצפה לישועה,
Mordechai
One who is in a psychiatric hospital and cannot hear shofar there, and whose treatment would be risked if he were to be released for Rosh HaShanah, should remain in the hospital and miss shofar. One should not risk his sanity for the sake of fulfilling a commandment.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 1:172)
המצפה לישועה,
Mordechai
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Shofar, part II
Hi,
To fulfill one's Shofar obligation, one should hear the entire Shofar blast, and not only part of it. Even if the blast runs longer than the time required by law, one should hear the entire blast.
(Code of Jewish Law Orach Chaim 587:3; Mishnah Berurah 587:16)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
To fulfill one's Shofar obligation, one should hear the entire Shofar blast, and not only part of it. Even if the blast runs longer than the time required by law, one should hear the entire blast.
(Code of Jewish Law Orach Chaim 587:3; Mishnah Berurah 587:16)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Shofar, part I
Hi,
On Rosh haShanah we fulfill the biblical mitzvah of blowing the shofar.
We blow three types of blasts; here is a brief explanation of the popular Ashkenazi practice:
Tekiah - A long, straight blast
Sh'varim - A set of three short blasts. Some people specifically make each of the short blasts a flat sound; others have them turn 'up' at the beginning or end.
T'ruah - A set of nine staccato blasts
The blasts are blown in three types of sets:
Tekiah - Sh'varim - Tekiah (Each of these should last 2-3 seconds)
Tekiah - T'ruah - Tekiah (Each of these should last 2-3 seconds)
Tekiah - Sh'varim & T'ruah - Tekiah (Each Tekiah should be 5-6 seconds, as should the combined Sh'varim & T'ruah)
The key rules are that the T'kiot (plural of T'kiah) must be at least as long as the sounds they sandwich, and that the individual short blasts of the Sh'varim should not be long enough to constitute T'kiot, themselves.
(Code of Jewish Law Orach Chaim 590:3; Mishneh Berurah 590:13)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
On Rosh haShanah we fulfill the biblical mitzvah of blowing the shofar.
We blow three types of blasts; here is a brief explanation of the popular Ashkenazi practice:
Tekiah - A long, straight blast
Sh'varim - A set of three short blasts. Some people specifically make each of the short blasts a flat sound; others have them turn 'up' at the beginning or end.
T'ruah - A set of nine staccato blasts
The blasts are blown in three types of sets:
Tekiah - Sh'varim - Tekiah (Each of these should last 2-3 seconds)
Tekiah - T'ruah - Tekiah (Each of these should last 2-3 seconds)
Tekiah - Sh'varim & T'ruah - Tekiah (Each Tekiah should be 5-6 seconds, as should the combined Sh'varim & T'ruah)
The key rules are that the T'kiot (plural of T'kiah) must be at least as long as the sounds they sandwich, and that the individual short blasts of the Sh'varim should not be long enough to constitute T'kiot, themselves.
(Code of Jewish Law Orach Chaim 590:3; Mishneh Berurah 590:13)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
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